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Marriage And Why More People Now Are Saying "I Don’t"
June 8, 2009 On Monday, June 8th, Rabbi Irwin Kula appeared on Philadelphia’s WCAU TV (NBC Affiliate) on News10! and spoke about the new trends in marriage and the "committed unmarrieds". View... From NBC10 Philadelphia Love and Marriage: Do they go together? June 11, 2009 Rabbi Irwin Kula was interviewed on The Ben Merens Show about the new trends in marriage. Listen... From The Ben Merens Show, WPR |
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"Reflections on Obama’s Speech to Muslim World"
June 6, 2009 "...Years ago, [Dr.] King spoke of interracial bridges, and a generation built them. Today, Obama’s job is to speak of building interfaith bridges of service. It is our job to build them...." More... By Brad Hirschfield from Washington Post |
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Hate is Not a Stereotype: It’s a Threat June 10, 2009 "... the man identified as the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Museum, apparently isn’t just a bitter old white supremacist; he also claims to be a member of Mensa and a decorated veteran who served as a PT boat captain during World War II. These facts, if true, will raise at least two different and equally important issues which should be addressed in the wake of the attack at and upon the United States Holocaust Museum...." More... For news coverage with Rabbi Hirschfield on the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Museum: • 6/10ÑLars Larson Show, Westwood One • 6/10-The Busted Halo, Sirius Satellite Radio • 6/11ÑThe Bill and Joel Morning Show, WDUN, N. Georgia • 6/12ÑThe Louis Free Show, WASN, Cleveland |  
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Whom do we blame in an accident? June 1, 2009 Ashleigh Banfield interviewed Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on Tru TV’s In Session about the ethical issues surrounding the trial of New Jersey State Trooper Robert Higbee who was charged, and subsequently found innocent, of vehicular homicide of Jacqueline and Christina Becker. View... |  |
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Welfare efforts bring Jews, Latter Day Saints together June 9, 2009 "...Rabbi Hirschfield said [about] the Jewish and Mormon communities ‘You come together, you celebrate what you share, you acknowledge what you don’t, and you always know that in any great relationship, the first is greater than the second and actually gives you the tools you need to deal with those moments when you disagree.’..." More... By Scott Taylor from Deseret News |  |
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"Murder, morality and democracy: The death of George Tiller"
June 3, 2009 "... Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, author of You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to be Right, takes it to the big picture, posting for On Faith: This debate needs to be framed as being about nothing less than democracy in America...." More... By Cathy Lynn Grossman from USA TODAY Faith & Reason |
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"A Traveler’s Guide to Uncertain Times"
Features Four Leading Rabbis — airing on Shalom TV June 7th -27th
June 5, 2009 With our lives deeply shaken by this financial crisis, how do we step back, anchor ourselves and put current events into a contextual perspective? To guide us through the personal challenges we are facing, JInsider.com has produced a documentary titled "A Traveler‘s Guide to Uncertain Times." More... By Judy Epstein/Mark Pearlman from CLAL For more on Shalom TV Premiere, or to order DVD... |
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‘Rites’ vs. ‘rights’ the wrong battle
June 8, 2009 "During every cultural war, people of this country use religion to legitimize and re-affirm their pre-exisiting political, moral and psychological agendas. Such is the case with gay marriage...." More... By Irwin Kula from Metro |
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"Op-Ed: Dr. Tiller’s murder is an attack on America"
June 7, 2009 "...We can and probably will disagree about abortion for a long time to come. We may well be divided precisely because we all cherish life but cannot find a common definition of when it begins. The one thing we must share is a commitment to keeping abortion from being the cutting edge of a crusade that trades our shared democracy for some people’s theocracy...." More... By Brad Hirschfield from JTA |
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The New American Girl Doll: Whose Version Of Jewish?
June 4, 2009 "...struggles of immigration and acculturation were real for many of the parents and grandparents who welcome this doll, but they are ... not so real for those who would play with them...." More... By Brad Hirschfield from Jewish Week |
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"The Sky is Not Falling: God, Love and Money During Times of Crisis," with Acclaimed Scholar Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, June 11, 2009 Join Clal for an interactive teleconference program with renowned rabbi, author and scholar Joseph Telushkin as he talks about how we define our worth, based on a Jewish, not market, response. This teaching celebrates Rabbi Telushkin‘s latest book, A Jewish Code of Ethics Volume Two: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself. Learn more about the prerequisite trait for being a happy person—the only asset you can never lose and the highest form of giving. Listen... |
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Irwin Kula to speak at the Jewish Outreach Institute North American Conference
in Philadelphia, PA, June 9th June 8, 2009 Rabbi Kula will give the keynote, "Vision for the Jewish Future" on June 9 at the JOI Conference for lay leaders and Jewish communal professionals from North America, Crowne Plaza Main Line Hotel from June 7-9. For more, www.JOI.org/conference, or contact Ivana Bradanovic at 212.760.1440. |
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Clal Selects Inaugural Class
for Its Ground-Breaking Rabbis Without Borders Fellowship Program June 5, 2009 "Rabbis Without Borders (RWB), CLAL’s new initiative to help rabbis make Jewish wisdom accessible to the wider American public, selected its first group of fellows for its competitive rabbinic fellowship program...." More... By Judy Epstein from CLAL Metro West Clergy Chosen for "Rabbis Without Borders"... May 28, 2009 "...Clearly rabbis recognize the need to apply their skills in new ways to reach a wider audience and make the teachings and tools of Jewish wisdom more accessible ... and to make Jewish thought and practice a real resource for the American public...." From Metro West New Jersey Jewish News New rabbinic fellowship aims to put Judaism in ‘marketplace’ June 4, 2009 "...The idea is that if we have this tradition that we [as Jews] find so meaningful and that really makes our lives better, why not put it out there to make everyone‘s lives better,’ said Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu...." More... By Adam Kredo from Washington Jewish Week |
  
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Rabbi Brad Hirschfield participated in Pope’s Interfaith Meeting in Israel May 18, 2009 On May 14th, Pope Benedict XVI met a group of religious leaders in the Galilee at the Sanctuary of the Annunciation in Nazareth. Rabbi Hirschfield, was one of the few international leaders invited to attend this interfaith event that included local religious leaders and interfaith activists. Rabbi Hirschfield’s participation was facilitated by the The Elijah Interfaith Institute, among the world’s most sophisticated builders of meaningful bridges between multiple faith communities. Based in Israel, and led by veteran interfaith activist and scholar, Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein PhD, their projects have impact around the world. From CLAL |
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Irwin Kula Appointed Rabbi of Team USA for the 18th (Chai) World Maccabiah Games, July
12–24th
May 14, 2009 Rabbi Irwin Kula has been appointed Rabbi of Team USA for the 18th (Chai) World Maccabiah Games. About 10,000 athletes from more than 60 countries will compete in the Games, with close to 1,000 athletes from the United States. The Maccabiah Games are one of the world‘s three largest international sporting events. More... From CLAL |
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"Opening Doors" May 28, 2009 "I was asked by one of the editors to reflect upon my experience at Yeshiva and my struggles to continue to find a home in the Orthodox community...." More... By Steve Greenberg from Kol Hamevaser "Steven Greenberg, Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition" May 28, 2009 "This book... is the only full–length study of the halachic, theological, spiritual, sociological, and more broadly cultural dimensions of homosexuality by a Jew who has the credentials to explore all the dimensions of this complex issue. This book is polemic...." More... By Neil Gillman from CJ: Voices of conservative/Masorti Judaism "Jewish Gay Network to host weekend of educational events Training, educational activities to be led by openly gay Orthodox Rabbi Steven Greenberg" June 3, 2009 Director of JGN, Kim Phillips-Knope said — "It doesn't matter where you come from. We all are impacted and to have a religious leader in the Orthodox community say ‘we accept you for who you are and there‘s a place for you here,’ it carries so much weight...." More... By Jessica Carreras from pridesource.com More... Additional local press coverage on the weekend |
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American Pilgrimage with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield June 10, 2009 Aired on Bridges TV—American Muslim TV Network, the series provides an in-depth look at the issues dividing people of faith. In these episodes, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield speaks with various Imams from around the country. In this latest episode, Rabbi Hirschfield speaks with Imam Zaid Shakir, an African-American Muslim speaker and intellectual from Hayward, California, who serves as a scholar-in-residence and lecturer at Zaytuna Institute. View American Pilgrimage episode 9... |
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Hirschfield and Kula: Intelligent Talk Radio The Killing Of Dr. Tiller and The Nomination of Sotomayor June 6, 2009 Listen to Brad and Irwin as they discuss the questions of morality, legality, democracy with regard to the murder of a physician who performed legal late term abortions for medical reasons and identity politics issues connected with the nomination of a Latina woman for supreme court justice. Be sure to check the website each week for more riffing with the rabbis on topics of the day. Listen .... From Hirschfieldandkula.com, broadcast on KXL, Portland, OR |
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Torah Portion of the Week Commentary from Remember for Life: Holocaust Survivors’ Stories of Faith and Hope Edited by Brad Hirschfield Featuring Parashat Be-ha‘alotekha June 8, 2009 "...Is there a message in all this? Well, it was meant to be, that I should live through this horrible war, come to America, and have my wonderful children that I love very much...." Read more... From Remember for Life |
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